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Troop support drive held at Gander Mountain Saturday

Updated: Friday, 01 Jul 2011, 10:53 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 01 Jul 2011, 10:53 AM EDT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Operation U.S. Troop Support Inc. will be collecting care package items and donations for U.S. troops Saturday at Gander Mountain in Fort Wayne.

The drive will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Gander Mountain beside Home Depot at 6043 Lima Road.

The public is invited to donate toiletries, snacks, socks and letters of support. Cash donations to help defray shipping expenses to Iraq and Afghanistan are also appreciated.

For a more detailed list of suggested items to donate, please visit www.operationustroopsupport.org .

According to Operation U.S. Troop Support, to date, the organization has collected and shipped over 65,000 items to our soldiers.
 

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